What's going on?! New rules? So the "casual player" can intuit them? Whoa, whoa! "Comes into play" doesn't exist anymore? We're gonna sound like old fogies that say "as a fast effect." Kids these days...
In Essence they are making the game easier to understand for players. Not FNMers, GPers, or PTQers but newer players.
You and I, You, Me, Everybody in the ****ing Room, Do not spend a lot of money on magic.
Not new product anyway. We buy common, uncommon sets. We get chase rares off of ebay, we piece together decks from friends and trade old staples to get the "hot new thing".
Casual and New players are the ones buying packs.
We are 8 guys that split less than a box each week to draft with.
Yu-Gi-oh is still the most popular CCG out. Wotc wants to rope in those players with more "mature" cards, mechanics and play experiences.
Wizards is owned by Hasbro.
Hasbro cashes in on every movie tie-in and popular cartoon around.
If making the game easier gets them more customers they will do it.
You can tell this guy's got a business degree or two.
@ALL Who can tell me who my avatar is? DMX and CARMINE MAC and REani, don't spoil it
I know that I should know, and it looks really familiar, but I just can't put my finger on it!
@Fetterer: Props for beating me last night even after I'd played every spell in my deck!
@self: Props to self for winning the Thoughtseize and Garruk last night after a recent streak of last place drafts.
@ReAni, DMX, Fetterline: I'm still trying to figure out what I did right. Other than the 3x O-ring Blow Outs(tm), what the heck did that deck have? A couple of mediocre treefolk? Cloudcrown = MVP?
I really like the clan apparel idea! I slapped this together with art I found and my 1337 paintshop skillz. This would be the front. Logo on the back. If any clan member is more autistic than I, could we whip up something like this?
All right, I'm in the city right now, getting out of work shortly. I would be down for drafting post Mark's tomorrow diepls, also will you be stopping in w/ the sower tomorrow?
If tomorrow's draft materializes, let me know. I'll be home from work 9:00ish.
Brady , glad you could make it here as well, hardcore I know your lurking, post up and join, this is a good place to setup for drafting too. I'm bored at work right now and just started playing dracula X chronicles for the psp, may be the hardest castlevania yet....but anyways back to mtg. Does anyone have any foils that were in my faerie build up for trade?
Wait til you get to the "gauntlet of bosses." In hindsight though, it wasn't that hard. I completed it with 30% -- I guess I have some more work to do...
@all we have everyone here pretty much, can now boycott Mark's comics at will! FNM at DEADMAN's house, hear he is putting in vending machines and will be selling singles from his binders. Herbal Remedies are also available to those 21 and over with proper ID..
Looks like everyone's pulling together. Nothing like a Top 8 to Rally the Troops.
We in that! I'll even have trades: two slices of pizza.
edit: I can't be at Valley Stream LIRR station until 12:30am... Guess I'm sca-rooed. I should be able to make noon Sat, though.
You can tell this guy's got a business degree or two.
Truth be told!
I know that I should know, and it looks really familiar, but I just can't put my finger on it!
@Fetterer: Props for beating me last night even after I'd played every spell in my deck!
@self: Props to self for winning the Thoughtseize and Garruk last night after a recent streak of last place drafts.
@ReAni, DMX, Fetterline: I'm still trying to figure out what I did right. Other than the 3x O-ring Blow Outs(tm), what the heck did that deck have? A couple of mediocre treefolk? Cloudcrown = MVP?
If tomorrow's draft materializes, let me know. I'll be home from work 9:00ish.
Wait til you get to the "gauntlet of bosses." In hindsight though, it wasn't that hard. I completed it with 30% -- I guess I have some more work to do...
Looks like everyone's pulling together. Nothing like a Top 8 to Rally the Troops.
You guys should either have a Mages' Contest or call a Truce.